School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Portugal
Portugal: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes was 315,776 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
315,776 number
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
104th
of 205 countries
All-time high
517,089 number
in 1981
All-time low
299,059 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Portugal, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 315,776 number for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in 2020.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Portugal peaked at 517,089 number in 1981 and was at its lowest, 299,059 number, in 1970.
Portugal ranks 104th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Portugal, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 299,059 number | — |
| 1971 | 302,764 number | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 304,333 number | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 306,635 number | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 309,880 number | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 314,859 number | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 321,450 number | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 327,811 number | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 335,268 number | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 342,103 number | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 345,376 number | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 517,089 number | +49.7% |
| 1982 | 511,257 number | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 503,441 number | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 496,241 number | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 491,710 number | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 491,672 number | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 494,058 number | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 498,638 number | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 503,507 number | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 506,948 number | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 506,917 number | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 500,601 number | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 493,796 number | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 486,997 number | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 478,811 number | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 468,365 number | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 455,859 number | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 443,574 number | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 431,890 number | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 420,183 number | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 407,807 number | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 393,369 number | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 378,432 number | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 364,225 number | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 352,324 number | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 344,000 number | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 339,432 number | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 337,647 number | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 337,563 number | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 338,835 number | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 341,009 number | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 337,935 number | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 335,488 number | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 333,346 number | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 331,022 number | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 328,144 number | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 325,144 number | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 322,015 number | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 318,997 number | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 315,776 number | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 316,416 number | 299,059 number | 342,103 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 485,299 number | 345,376 number | 517,089 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 477,376 number | 431,890 number | 506,948 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 367,498 number | 337,563 number | 420,183 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 331,194 number | 318,997 number | 341,009 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 315,776 number | 315,776 number | 315,776 number | 1 |
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More education data for Portugal
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 375,800 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.1701 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 265,025 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.31 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 428,206 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.63 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 42,707 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9,424 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 230,157 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.92 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Portugal?
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Portugal was 315,776 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 517,089 number in 1981.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 299,059 number in 1970.
- How does Portugal rank for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Portugal ranks 104th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.